What MOQ should I expect from an Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer?

Answer: 200 in a stock colour, 300 for a colour or hardware change, 500 for a new mould; above 800 mm add about 100.

How long is sampling, and is it charged?

Answer: Seven working days, CNY 800 to 1,500 with trimming; a revision takes 3 to 5 days, deducted past 300 units.

Does the quote include tooling?

Answer: Usually separate. Tooling runs CNY 28,000 to 65,000, frames CNY 400 per colour, testing CNY 1,200 to 2,600, amortised over 3,000 units.

When does lead time start?

Answer: On the date you sign the sample back. Repeats run 18 to 22 days, tooling 35 to 45, plus 7 in peak season and 20 at Chinese New Year.

How do I verify capacity?

Answer: Press tonnage, output and mould records. Under four presses above 800 tonnes, or output below 6,000 units a month, means a 500-unit order will queue.

Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer: Quotes, MOQ and Lead Time

Quick answer: An Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer should quote in two blocks, one-time and per-unit, then tie MOQ to the change: 200 units on an existing mould, 300 for a colour or hardware switch, 500 for new tooling. Lead time starts when you sign the sample back.

Quote Structure and One-Time Costs
Minimum Order Levels and Triggers
Lead Time from Sample to Loading
Five Factory Checks
Payment Terms and Delay Clauses
FAQ

1. Quote Structure and One-Time Costs

A single-line total cannot be compared: two quotes for the same case can differ by twenty percent on how the tool is treated.

One-time costs cover tooling, the first sample, screen frames and testing. Per-unit costs cover resin, hardware, moulding, packaging and freight. An Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer that will not split them is hiding where the money sits.

Cost item	Priced by	Range
New mould	Per set, trial included	CNY 28,000 to 65,000
First sample	Per round, trimmed	CNY 800 to 1,500

Ask whether tax is included, whether the price is ex-works, and how many units go on a pallet. Tax moves that case by 13 percent; a 12-unit pallet against 20 by another 6 percent.

2. Minimum Order Levels and Triggers

An Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer sets MOQ from purge loss, mould condition and insert work. An existing mould in a stock colour runs from 200 units. A colour change needs a barrel purge, about 25 kg of compound or the resin in eight cases, so colour orders start at 300.

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Level	Trigger	Unit price	Lead time
200 units	Existing mould, stock colour	Base	18 days
300 units	Colour or hardware change	Plus 4 to 6 percent	20 days
300 units	Carved EVA insert	Plus 8 to 12 percent	22 days
500 units	New mould or structure change	From plus 15 percent	35 to 45 days

Below 200 units, share a run in the same colour, take a stock colour, or pay CNY 1,500 to run. A case over 800 mm takes one cavity and ties a machine three times longer, so the minimum moves to 300.

3. Lead Time from Sample to Loading

Count from the signed-back sample, not the contract date. An Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer quotes 7 working days for the first sample, 20 to 28 days for tooling with 5 days of trials, 18 days of production and 3 to 5 days to load, so tooling projects land at 35 to 45 days.

A 40HQ holds 620 units with handles off, 480 with handles on; sea freight runs 22 days to Europe, 16 to the US West Coast.

4. Five Factory Checks

Above 500 units, one site visit beats ten brochures. At a working Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer, check press tonnage, mould records, resin intake sheets, the test room and the packing line; a mid-sized plant runs 40 presses, eight above 800 tonnes, for 12,000 units a month.

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Mould records need an ID, cavity count and last service date; intervals sit near 5,000 shots, and overdue tools show flash. Intake sheets must carry grade and melt index, since PP copolymer at 8 MFI with regrind capped at 20 percent is normal. In the test room expect a 1.2 m drop on six faces three times and an IPX6 spray for 3 minutes; at the packing line, count units per pallet and wrap layers.

5. Payment Terms and Delay Clauses

Thirty percent deposit against seventy percent on a bill of lading copy is standard; tooling moves it to 40 percent. Write acceptance as a number: AQL 2.5, zero major defects, no more than 2.5 percent minor, with one sealed sample each.

An Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer should give tooling ownership its own line: buyer-owned after 3,000 cumulative units, movable at buyer's freight. Without it, switching suppliers means a new tool from CNY 28,000. A delay clause of 0.3 percent a day capped at 5 percent works as a scheduling signal.

Conclusion

Buying transit cases is not about one unit price. It is how two cost blocks split, three order levels map to the change you need, and four lead-time blocks add up. Settle those early, and the choice of Equipment Transit Case Manufacturer becomes risk control rather than a price hunt.

This article discusses only the container (case body) side of specifications and design intent, and does not cover any handling, loading or use of the contents.